automatic upgrades

  1. Windows 11 Servicing Tightens: Forced Upgrades for Unmanaged PCs and Key Fixes

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 servicing move is less a surprise than a signal: the company is tightening the relationship between version lifecycles and automatic upgrading on unmanaged devices. For Home and Pro PCs that are not under enterprise control, Windows Update is now acting more like a...
  2. Windows Upgrades Without Consent in 2026: Stay in Control

    A single enraged post — calling Microsoft an “idiot” — has blown up into a wider conversation about whether Windows can, or should, ever upgrade a user’s PC without explicit consent, and why that question still matters in 2026 as Microsoft tightens lifecycle deadlines and increases pressure on...